Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 83C (2026)

Escapes from prison camp

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Section 83C. A prisoner who escapes or attempts to escape from any prison camp or from land adjacent thereto or from the custody of the officer thereof or while being conveyed to and from any such camp may be pursued and recaptured and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1975–2008 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Sneed, 322 N.E.2d 435 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975).

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Commonwealth v. Sneed, 322 N.E.2d 435 (Mass. App. Ct. 1975). · cites it 3× “He was indicted, tried and convicted of escape from a prison camp pursuant to the provisions of G. L. c. 127, § 83C, inserted by St. 1951, c.”

Commonwealth v. Judd, 516 N.E.2d 1175 (Mass. App. Ct. 1987). “1 G. L. c. 127, § 83C. The defendant goes on to argue that because of the delay, he lost the opportunity to plead guilty or nolo contendere and receive a lighter sentence than the one imposed at his trial.”

Gardiner v. Comm'r of Corr., 363 N.E.2d 1323 (Mass. App. Ct. 1977). · cites it 2× “G. L. c. 127, § 83C. Pursuant to § 83B 2 of that chapter, the plaintiff forfeited 213 days of good conduct deductions which he had accumulated prior to the escape.”

Lynch, 389 N.E.2d 91 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). “On January 25, 1975, he was sentenced in the Superior Court in Franklin County to serve a term of six months for the escape from Monroe (G. L. c. 127, § 83C). 5 On December 8, 1975, the petitioner filed the earlier petition for a writ of habeas corpus which has already been…”

Pierce v. Dep't of Corr., 879 N.E.2d 675 (Mass. 2008). “Thereafter, he pleaded guilty in the District Court to escape, pursuant to G. L. c. 127, § 83C; was determined to have forfeited certain good time credits pursuant to G.”

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